A Review of Adanta Group – Substance Abuse

Adanta Group in Kentucky is a community based behavioral healthcare company that provides quality mental health, mental retardation, developmental disability, chemical dependency, prevention, training, and treatment services in the 10 county Lake Cumberland area. There are 3 major divisions in Adanta; these include Human Development Services, Clinical Services and the Regional Prevention Center.

Adanta Group provides behavioral health services to their community and has been doing so since 1967. They see over 12 thousand clients a year in their region, and they offer a variety of comprehensive services to adults, adolescents and children.

Adanta’s Clinical Services provides mental health care to people and families by working with them on a one on one basis or in group therapy sessions. Clinical Services include: Adult Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment and Child and Family Services.

Adanta Adult Mental Health Services

  1. Outpatient Psychotherapy
  2. Outpatient Psychiatric Treatment
  3. Group Therapy
  4. Case Management Services
  5. Day Treatment Programs
  6. Marriage and Family Counseling
  7. Crisis Intervention
  8. Psychological Evaluations; Individualized Diagnostic Assessment & Neuropsychological Evaluations

Millions of men, women and children are affected with substance abuse and addiction health disorders around the world. It doesn’t matter who you are, substance abuse and addiction affects people in all walks of life.

Adanta Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment Services

Treatment for substance abuse and addiction is conducted by a trained professional and begins with a full comprehensive diagnostic evaluation. Individual treatment programs are designed specifically for each individual based on the results of their own personal evaluation.

Elements of Treatment

Adanta’s effective treatment elements include; Screening, Intake, Assessments, Treatment Planning, Discharge Care Planning, Support and Confidentiality.

Treatment Responds to Each Individual’s Needs Relating To:

  1. Preventive and Primary Health Care
  2. Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders
  3. Racial, Ethnic, Gender and Cultural Issues
  4. Employment and Educational Needs
  5. Advocacy and Support
  6. Physical-Cognitive Disabilities

Individualized approaches are taken for every individual, based on the results of the diagnostic assessment medications may be needed. Medications may be used to help block cravings, facilitate detoxification, or needed in treating co-occurring mental health disorders like depression. Services available include:

  1. Comprehensive Assessments
  2. Outpatient Counseling
  3. Intensive Outpatient Programs
  4. DUI Offender Education and Treatment
  5. Referral
  6. Case Management
  7. School Based Services
  8. Consultation
  9. Family
  10. Education
  11. Supervisory Training and Employee Education

Adanta’s Child and Family Services

Child and Adolescent Clinic (C&A) provides:

  1. Specialty Group and Family Therapy
  2. Attention Deficient Disorder ADD Counseling
  3. Psychological Testing
  4. Medication Monitoring Services for Children and Adolescent up to 18 years of age

IMPACT Services

IMPACT Services provide collaboration between families and other agencies that are significantly involved to strengthen community resources in order to allow a child with severe emotional disability to remain in their homes or in a least restrictive environment.

Crisis Stabilization

Crisis Stabilization provides a continuation of clinical residential services designed to prevent inappropriate hospitalization of children and adolescents.

Community Options

Community Options is a community based residential treatment service for children with severe emotional disability, who are in need of an out of home, structured competency based living environment.